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Google drops three gTLDs, loses $166,500

Google has withdrawn three of its applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) because they matched three-letter country codes that cannot be registered under the programme.

INTA 2013: an interview with Etienne Sanz de Acedo

Etienne Sanz de Acedo will leave his position at the Office of Harmonization for the Internal Market to take up the chief executive role at the International Trademark Association on July 1. WIPR caught up with him at the association’s annual meeting in Dallas.

E-cigarette company succeeds with patent revocation against rival

British e-cigarette supplier Nicocigs has succeeded in its patent revocation suit against Fontem Ventures, an e-cigarette developer based in the Netherlands.

Image gallery - Influential Women in IP Launch event Boston

Brands not doing enough to protect online domains: MarkMonitor

Nearly a quarter of brands have had their online domains targeted by cyber criminals, according to a new report from online brand protection company MarkMonitor.

INTA 2016: Wednesday roundup

All of the most important stories from Wednesday at the International Trademark Association's annual conference 2016.

Duane Morris hires partner from Wiley Rein

IP lawyer Kevin Anderson has left Wiley Rein for Duane Morris and will work in the firm’s Washington, DC office as a partner.

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Microsoft targets ‘tech support scammers’ with trademark claim